Pat’s Ho-Made BBQ Sauce (3/5)

Not many sauces come in that cause me to snicker at their potentially unintended double-meaning – is this sauce a candidate for Engrish.com? Instead of being home-made sauce or homemade sauce or maybe even “homade” (if we want to start inventing words)…. the makers of this sauce chose “ho-made.” I’ve seen a few BBQ sauce forums posting a pic of this one and wondering the same – is it intentional or is it a mistake? Here’s a Flickr pic. Here’s a post on Foundshit.com.

The sauce itself is a semi-unremarkable sauce which tastes a bit like slightly modified ketchup. Notable usage of nutmeg and clove, but not enough to make the taste stand-out in the crowd. The ambiguous usage of the word “ho” might be all the free marketing this sauce is going to get. Medium thickness, medium taste, and peppery – but a bit on the bland side.

Aroma

Average BBQ sauce smell – vinegar and tomato with a hint of perhaps tamarind to round it off.

Taste

Expected a bit more based on the ingredients list. Tasted vinegar, tomato, pepper, garlic. Was hoping for more nutmeg or allspice or clove flavor to come out.

Consistency

Medium thickness. Right in the middle, but almost leaning on the watery side.

Comments

I disagree with your review. No where near tasting like ketchup, first of all. I hate ketchup and to me Pat’s doesn’t taste like ketchup at all. Pat’s has a spicy taste to it. The Cayenne Pepper, listed in one of the ingredients, you can easily taste not over powering though. Surprised your taste buds couldn’t pick up on that. You haven’t reviewed it yet but it’s similar to Corky’s BBQ sauce except Corky’s is sweeter, maybe a tad thicker, and Pat’s is spicier. Pat’s is good for any kind of meat. Good to grill with. I want to know more about the person(s) doing these reviews if at all possible.

I agree it’s damn tasty. I spice it up a bit with more pepper. But hey, for $1.95 you’ll be hard pressed to find a tastier sauce with no high fructose corn syrup. Most are 2/3 times as much and are NO better.

It’s OK to disagree. I have no reason to rate one sauce over another as I don’t sell any of them. I thought it tasted like ketchup, and that’s my opinion. People are free to disagree with my opinion and my tastebuds!!

Damn straight. I grew up in Sarasota in the 70’s.. Pats Ho-made.. Is straight up the best especially on grilled chicken. Trust me there are many over priced sauces out there. Can’t beat Pats in a pinch.

This is the best sauce there is for use as a base to some home made magic. Add a little butter and apple cider and heat it up and…good stuff. Actually 30 some years ago there was a trailer in land-o-lakes that said it was the original home of this sauce,

My great uncle invented this BBQ sauce & use to give out samples on crackers at the local grocery in Merritt Island, Fla. He sold the recipe and rights. His name was Pat Patterson. He has since passed away. He never imagined it would still be selling all these yrs later.

My favorite Bbq sauce and I’ve tried a million of them. I can understand if someone doesn’t like it, but it tastes nothing like ketchup. Kind of ruins the reviewers credibility. Kudos to your great uncle for making a great sauce!

Publix has been a reliable source and Winn Dixie also carries it. First ran across it 35 years ago in the Land ‘o Lakes/Lutz area where the family made it. Been my go to sauce since then. Not too sweet, not too spicy, nice all around flavor and quality ingredients. Deserves wider distributiion.

Best sauce I’ve found since I moved to FL from San Fran, reminds me of Leon’s Spicy BBQ sauce, no longer available. Got my family back in the Beautiful City by the Bay hooked on it and I send it by the dozen for the perfect Xmas gift every year! Best characteristic… not too sweet with a kick and favors Texas vinegar-based BBQ sauce. Glad to have found it and lucky Publix carries it!

I have been addicted to Pat’s for years. My parents buy me a gallon jug for my birthday and Christmas. It is especially good when it’s brushed on meat we are smoking. Tastes great with blue cheese dressing too.

Just tried it and this was not the sauce for my famous baby-backs. The sauce is a spicy and not sweet enough to have on pork (for my taste). However, I smoked some beef ribs and this is a PERFECT complement to the savory expectation of the cow. I am going to the store tomorrow to stock up for the summer. Thanks, Pat!!

I still remember that sign coming up 41 just before the old overpass in Land O Lakes…I grew up on this sauce and would stock up on it when I moved away. The combination of spices, especially nutmeg, really satisfies the palate and gives your food a little dignity rather than an overpowering sweet sticky mess. I like to use it with a little mustard on pulled meat sandwiches. If there was ever a BBQ sauce that could be identified with the Tampa Bay area, Pat’s Ho-made is it and we’re darn proud of it!!

I love Pat’s Homemade BBQ!!!! It is very hard to find in Naples, Florida, only one store carries it. Our family can not find any other BBQ sauce that is as good as Pat’s!! Finally, was able to buy a case of it today!!

Back in 1974, I was managing a Print Shop on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. I believe it was Pats WIFE, who used to bring me bottles of the stuff when I printed the PATS bottle labels… red on white Crack and Peel 3M brand paper. Good days. I’ve been HOOKED and purchasing Pats ever since. AWESOME SAUCE!!
However lately, in Seminole area of Pinellas County, I cannot find any place that stocks it…
Perhaps someone on this site can hook me up with a local vendor??
I’d like to become a distributor for this stuff…
Wheelz

I stumbled across Pat’s a few years ago. My wife and I have hit bbq joints all over the country and, although it doesn’t qualify us as experts, we have quite a few sauce miles behind us.
I like enough to have driven across Tampa to find a store that had it in stock. I cleaned them out to take home to Ohio… : )

I go out of my way to get this sauce. I’m from Texas had some of the best. Lived in Tennessee, Louisiana, and now Florida. They sold this at Publix for quite a while at a great price. You have to special order it now I’m told. I will be going in tomorrow to do just that. Five Star Sauce……I’m not lying